Hockey Chronicle [Hardcover]

Stan Fischler (Author)

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Product Description

This detailed account of the game of hockey traces the sport year-by-year from 1900 through the 21st century. Hockey Chronicle recounts the passionate pursuit of the Stanley Cup not just through rich text but also through more than 1000 full-color, historic photographs.

You’ll discover:

- The complete history of the NHL
- The great moments of the WHA, NCAA, and Olympic Games
- The legendary feats of Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux and hundreds of others
- And more!

An extraordinary hockey publication for the avid enthusiast!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Publications International (January 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0785363076
• ISBN-13: 978-0785363071
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,104,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, August 11, 2009

By	Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hockey Chronicle: Year-By-Year History of the National Hockey League (Hardcover)

If you want to learn hockey history, or just like the sport for visual delight, start right HERE. This is a big, thick book that covers hockey for the last 100 years. If I were playing the 70s Flyers, I would want this monster under my jersey for extra padding.

The history is not narrative here. It works alongside the pictures, year by year. This won't make you a PHd in the NHL, but it will defantely give you your undergraduate degree. You'll find out about key players, key games, and yes, key fights. Who skates best? Who will knock your teeth out?

The photos are big and many in giant color. You see 1920s players with laces in their jerseys, hockey during World War II. 1950s: crew cut, thick-necked, missing teeth monsters, 220lbs straight at you. 60s and 70s: helmetless players rolling down the boards, Elvis sideburns and hippie hair flying. The accrobat technicians of the 80s, 90s and 2000s are here too. The pictures are so detailed, you feel the ice's vapor.

First day student or expert, go to school with this book

5.0 out of 5 stars Hockey Chronicle, January 9, 2009

By	Di G. "Di G." (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hockey Chronicle: Year-By-Year History of the National Hockey League (Hardcover)

Great book for a hockey fan! My husband and son are thoroughly enjoying this and it brings back many memories for them.

4.0 out of 5 stars A hit with a hockey fan!, May 22, 2008

By	M. James (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hockey Chronicle: Year-By-Year History of the National Hockey League (Hardcover)

Bought a few for birthday gifts and then one for my 9yr old son and he doesn't like to read much, but really likes to look through this book.